List of Chairmen of the Federal Reserve

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The following is a list of past and present Chairmen of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The current Chairman of the Federal Reserve is Ben Bernanke. There have been a total of 14 Chairmen of the Federal Reserve as of 2007. The Chairman is one of seven members of the Board of Governors[1]of the Federal Reserve System, and is appointed by the President of the United States.

Chairman Name[2][3] Born/Died Active[2] Appointed by[4]
Charles S. Hamlin August 30, 1861 - April 25, 1938[5] August 10, 1914 – August 19, 1916 Woodrow Wilson
William P. G. Harding May 5, 1864[6] – April 7, 1930[7] August 10, 1916 – August 9, 1922 Woodrow Wilson
Daniel R. Crissinger December 10, 1860 - July 12, 1942[8] May 1, 1923 – September 15, 1927 Warren G. Harding
Roy A. Young May 17, 1882 - December 31, 1960[9] October 4, 1927 – August 31, 1930 Calvin Coolidge
Eugene Meyer October 31, 1875 – July 17, 1959[10] September 16, 1930 – May 10, 1933 Herbert Hoover
Eugene R. Black May 1, 1898 – February 20, 1992[11] May 19, 1933 – August 15, 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marriner S. Eccles September 9, 1890 – December 18, 1977[12] November 15, 1934 – January 31, 1948[13] Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas B. McCabe July 11, 1893 - May 27, 1982[14] April 15, 1948 – March 31, 1951 Harry S. Truman
William McChesney Martin, Jr. December 17, 1906 – July 28, 1998[15] April 2, 1951 – January 31, 1970 Harry S Truman: 1945-1953,
Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1953-1961,
John F. Kennedy: 1961-1963,
Lyndon B. Johnson: 1963-1969,

Richard M. Nixon: 1969-1974
Arthur F. Burns April 27, 1904 - June 27, 1987[16] February 1, 1970 – January 31, 1978 Richard M. Nixon: 1969-1974,
Gerald R. Ford: 1974-1977,
Jimmy Carter: February 1970 – January 1978
G. William Miller March 9, 1925 – March 17, 2006[17] March 8, 1978 – August 6, 1979 Jimmy Carter: March 1978 – August 1979
Paul A. Volcker September 5, 1927 -[18] August 6, 1979 – August 11, 1987 Jimmy Carter: August 1979 – August 1987,
Ronald W. Reagan: 1981-1989
Alan Greenspan March 6, 1926 -[19] August 11, 1987 – January 31, 2006[20] Ronald W. Reagan: 1981-1989,
George H.W. Bush: 1989-1993,
Bill Clinton: 1993-2001,
George W. Bush: 2001-2006
Ben Bernanke December 13, 1953 -[21] February 1, 2006 – George W. Bush

[edit] References

  1. ^ FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ a b Chairmen. Membership of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1914-Present. The Federal Reserve Board (2007-04-03). Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  3. ^ Chairman were designated Governor before Aug. 23, 1935.
  4. ^ Fed Leadership and the 2000 Election. Financial Markets Center (1999-02-26). Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  5. ^ Heiss, Harry G. (1994). CHARLES HAMLIN A REGISTER OF HIS PAPERS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. The Library of Congress. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  6. ^ (1915) Builders of Our Nation. New York Public Library: American Publishers' Association, 337. 
  7. ^ Ingham, John N. (1983). Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders. Greenwood Press, 546. ISBN 031323910X. 
  8. ^ Denslow, William R.; Harry S. Truman (2004). 10,000 Famous Freemasons from A to J Part One. Kessinger Publishing, 266. ISBN 1417975784. 
  9. ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Presidents, 1914-present. About the Fed. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  10. ^ Eugene Meyer. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  11. ^ Eugene R. Black Dies at 93; Ex-President of World Bank. The New York Times (1992-02-21). Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  12. ^ Arrington, Leonard J.. MARRINER STODDARD ECCLES. Utah History Encyclopedia. University of Utah. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  13. ^ Served as Chairman Pro Tempore from February 3, 1948, to April 15, 1948.
  14. ^ Thomas Bayard McCabe. Old Chester, PA: Biographical Sketches. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  15. ^ Mandaleris, Elaine. William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906-1998). The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Treasury Federal Reserve Accord. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  16. ^ "Arthur F. Burns Is Dead at 83; A Shaper of Economic Policy", The New York Times, 1987-06-27. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. 
  17. ^ Bernstein, Adam. "Obituary: Fed Chairman G. William Miller, 81", The Washington Post, 2006-03-20. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. 
  18. ^ Biography for Paul Volcker. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  19. ^ Alan Greenspan. Forbes.com (2001-10-08). Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  20. ^ Served as Chairman Pro Tempore from March 3, 1996, to June 20, 1996.
  21. ^ Bernanke: A path to the Fed. CNNMoney (2005-10-24). Retrieved on 2007-12-08.

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